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1988Final results

1988 election for California Assembly District 17

California State Assembly · California

Willie L. Brown (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Curt Augustine (R) by 45.0 points.

Willie L. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%79,091
Curt AugustineRepublican
24.9%28,159
Shoshana TowersPeace and Freedom
5.2%5,826
113,076 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+40.41982D+40.11984D+46.01986D+45.01988D+36.91990R+1.31992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET